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Search results for "NYC Mayor Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a tax on second homes worth over 5 million"

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Elise Stefanik stated on November 07, 2025 in a television interview:
Gov. Kathy Hochul has raised taxes.
By Jill Terreri Ramos• December 11, 2025
Benny Johnson stated on March 30, 2024 in a video on Facebook:
Video shows “New York Governor Kathy Hochul being denied entry into the wake for slain NYPD officer Jonathan Diller.”
By Madison Czopek• April 5, 2024
Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2025 in a Truth Social post:
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist.
By Ella Moore, Amy Sherman• June 26, 2025
Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says Kathy Hochul is Nancy Pelosi’s stepsister.
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 11, 2021
Kathy Hochul stated on October 25, 2022 in a debate:
The state is absorbing the cost of overtime pay for farmworkers, and farm owners do not have to pay any more.
By Jill Terreri Ramos• November 5, 2022
Kathy Hochul stated on February 27, 2022 in a news conference:
“We are No. 1 among all large states in having fully vaccinated teenagers. We are No. 2 in all large states for having fully vaccinated five- to 11- year-olds.”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• March 11, 2022
Kathy Hochul stated on February 22, 2024 in an interview:
In New York, there are no barriers to law enforcement to work with the federal government on immigration laws, and there are 100 crimes where migrants can be handed over.
By Jill Terreri Ramos• March 29, 2024
Kathy Hochul stated on May 05, 2025 in a television interview:
The state budget contains the largest middle class tax cut in 70 years.
By Jill Terreri Ramos• June 1, 2025
Elon Musk stated on November 04, 2025 in an X post:
“The New York City ballot form is a scam” because “mayoral candidates appear twice.”
By Louis Jacobson• November 4, 2025
Rob Astorino stated on January 20, 2022 in a tweet:
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “record” includes “firing” 34,000 health care workers.
By Tom Gaughan, Caroline Paterno• April 6, 2022
Kathy Hochul stated on April 19, 2022 in a campaign commercial:
Since taking office, Hochul has passed more than 400 new bills
By Jill Terreri Ramos• April 30, 2022
Robert Ortt stated on January 20, 2023 in in a news conference:
If New York’s proposed limits on natural gas in buildings take effect, the grid today can’t handle the increased electric load.
By Jill Terreri Ramos• February 8, 2023
Tom Suozzi stated on January 04, 2022 in a Tweet:
Hochul is an “interim Governor.”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• January 10, 2022
Robert Ortt stated on January 22, 2022 in a news release:
“With the ongoing pandemic, our State Park attendance is at the highest it’s ever been.”
By Meghan Hall• March 9, 2022
Kathy Hochul stated on April 08, 2020 in a television interview:
Gov. Andrew Cuomo “was simply saying if we can share 20 percent of your excess, your non-used ventilators, to help people in other parts of the state on a voluntary basis, that would be great. Of course, there was a reaction to that, which was not positive."
By Jill Terreri Ramos• April 14, 2020
Kathy Hochul stated on May 09, 2023 in a news conference:
The New York state budget covers 96% of eligible preschoolers
By Jill Terreri Ramos• May 18, 2023
Marc Molinaro stated on February 14, 2026 in an X post:
New York leads the nation in population loss.
By Holden Turek• April 1, 2026
Viral image stated on November 10, 2022 in an Instagram post:
A New York election results map is evidence of fraud.
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 11, 2022
Katie Britt stated on March 19, 2026 in a press conference:
“You can't shovel snow in New York City without an ID.”
By Amy Sherman• March 20, 2026
Nancy Mace stated on November 06, 2025 in a fundraising email:
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani “is bringing Sharia law to America.”
By Louis Jacobson• November 7, 2025

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